US5005580A
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Destroying wave treatment apparatus
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-12-06
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Granted: 1991-04-09
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Expires: 2009-12-06
Abstract
Abstract A destroying wave treatment apparatus collects tomogram data before and during the transmission of a destroying wave by a destroying wave applicator. An image processing circuit processes the tomogram data to form a subtraction image. A display displays tomograms before and during the transmission of the destroying wave. Therefore, an operator may start and stop the transmission of the destroying wave while seeing those images.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Okazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/225; A61B17/2256
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A destroying wave diagnosis apparatus of the type which comprises a generating means for transit destroying wave to a subject a destructive wave to destroy an object within the subject, said apparatus comprising: tomogram data collecting means for collecting tomogram data of the object obtained before a destroying wave is transmitted, and tomogram data obtained during the progress of transmitting the destroying wave; and a display means for displaying simultaneously a tomogram of the object obtained before the transmission of the destroying wave and a tomogram obtained during the transmission of the same, on the basis of the tomogram data collected by said collecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A destroying wave diagnosis apparatus of the type which comprises a generating means for transit destroying wave to a subject a destructive wave to destroy an object within the subject, said apparatus comprising: tomogram data collecting means for collecting tomogram data of the object obtained before a destroying wave is transmitted, and tomogram data obtained during the progress of transmitting the destroying wave; and a display means for displaying simultaneously a tomogram of the object obtained before the transmission of the destroying wave and a tomogram obtained during the transmission of the same, on the basis of the tomogram data collected by said collecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said display means computer means for displaying a tomogram of the object obtained before the transmission of the ultrasonic destroying wave, a tomogram obtained during the transmission of the same, on the basis of the tomogram data collected by said collecting means, and a subtraction image from the tomogram data before and during the transmission of the destroying wave.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising image processing means for forming a subtraction image from the tomogram data before and during the transmission of the destroying wave, and for visually presenting a state of destruction of the object.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said image processing means includes a memory means for storing tomogram data of the state of destruction of said object and means for obtaining a subtraction image from the tomogram data stored in the memory means and for subjecting the subtraction image data to a gray conversion processing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as in claim 1, wherein said generating means comprises means for transmitting an ultrasonic destroying wave.
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